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	<title>life hereafter &#187; government</title>
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	<description>random musings from a wannabe economist</description>
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		<title>on airlines &amp; baggage</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/04/18/on-airlines-baggage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As anyone who has ever flown in, once seen, or thought about an airplane, I feel as though it is my patriotic duty to add my inflation adjusted $0.02 into the mix. In-case you have been hiding under a rock &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/04/18/on-airlines-baggage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>life, death and taxes</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/03/31/life-death-and-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/03/31/life-death-and-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, the government is really fast at pulling money right out of your bank account when you owe them. I guess times are tough&#8230; Speaking of taxes, I just finished completing the paper forms for my seventh and final state. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/03/31/life-death-and-taxes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>census recommendations</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/03/08/census-recommendations/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/03/08/census-recommendations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear President Omaba; I know you and the Congress are currently struggling with small ways we can reduce the national debt that won&#8217;t greatly impact everyone. As I was reviewing my mail this evening I saw a letter from the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/03/08/census-recommendations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>well-intentioned government-created waste</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/01/02/well-intentioned-government-created-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/01/02/well-intentioned-government-created-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.christopherbrito.com/?p=390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a tremendous example of well-meaning government creating inefficients and waste. Take a look at the article from across the pond: Twelve million low-energy light bulbs were posted to households over Christmas by an energy company as part of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2010/01/02/well-intentioned-government-created-waste/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>great quote</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/12/30/great-quote/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/12/30/great-quote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.christopherbrito.com/?p=388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fantastic article, as always, by Bruce: A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy a country&#8217;s way of life; it&#8217;s only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage. The more we undermine our own laws, the more &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/12/30/great-quote/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>kudos al-queda</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/12/30/kudos-al-queda/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/12/30/kudos-al-queda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Al-Queda, Congratulations! Look&#8217;s like once again you have struck a victory even in the face of what looks like defeat. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, your plans were not foiled in any way. The security measures in place absolutely failed &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/12/30/kudos-al-queda/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>get real</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/12/04/get-real/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/12/04/get-real/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[economics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.christopherbrito.com/?p=372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Time for me to take a moment to talk about my favorite topic, the  way we measure our unemployment rate and misinformed reactions. Take this headline from earlier today: Rally loses steam on Wall Street after early surge fueled by &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/12/04/get-real/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>to crash a state dinner</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/11/26/to-crash-a-state-dinner/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/11/26/to-crash-a-state-dinner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.christopherbrito.com/?p=360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The cable news media was domonated this morning with the story about a couple who &#8220;crashed&#8221; a White House state dinner this past Tuesday. First off, if this is true, it speaks volumes about the security practices currently in place. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/11/26/to-crash-a-state-dinner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>healthcare commentary</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/11/24/healthcare-commentary/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/11/24/healthcare-commentary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.christopherbrito.com/?p=357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just read an interesting passage in The Undercover Economist which directly applies to the current healthcare debate even though it was published back in 2005. Hartford, the book&#8217;s author, describes the current failure of the &#8220;free market&#8221; in providing &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/11/24/healthcare-commentary/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>history books</title>
		<link>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/11/22/history-books/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/11/22/history-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>britoman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.christopherbrito.com/?p=355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever wonder what school children will read in history textbooks 50 years from now? Will they actually call this the Great Recession and outline the programs put in place by the Bush/Obama administrations aimed at restarting lending (TALF), &#8230; <a href="http://blog.christopherbrito.com/2009/11/22/history-books/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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